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1972Final results

1972 election for Minnesota House District 59B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Ken Nelson (Oth) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Don Moselle (Oth) by 20.6 points.

Ken NelsonOther party · winner
60.3%5,593
Don MoselleOther party
39.7%3,685
9,278 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972

Races before and after

EvenD+44.01984D+50.71986D+45.11988D+29.61990D+36.21992D+36.71994

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET